Three-dimensional molecular and nanoparticle crystallization by DNA nanotechnology

Structural DNA nanotechnology has been particularly driven toward three-dimensional (3D) construction since its inception at the start of the 1980s. Part of the driving force was the goal of building specific crystals from macromolecular components, without having to use trial and error for determin...

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Published in:MRS bulletin 2017-12, Vol.42 (12), p.904-912
Main Authors: Seeman, Nadrian C., Gang, Oleg
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied and Technical Physics
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Connectivity
Crystallization
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA Nanotechnology: A Foundation for Programmable Nanoscale Materials
Energy Materials
Gold
Lattices
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
Physics
Self-assembly
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Summary:Structural DNA nanotechnology has been particularly driven toward three-dimensional (3D) construction since its inception at the start of the 1980s. Part of the driving force was the goal of building specific crystals from macromolecular components, without having to use trial and error for determining appropriate crystallization conditions. With the first demonstration of DNA attachment to gold nanoparticles in the 1990s, DNA became a player in inorganic nanomaterials as a programmable agent for structure assembly. For pure DNA structures, the crystallization goal has been mediated by sticky-ended cohesion with some success, although trial and error crystallizations have produced better diffracting crystals than those directed self-assembly. For nanoparticles, different types of 3D nanoscale crystalline organizations have been realized. Recent efforts not only expand the diversity of particle lattices, but also strive to achieve designed lattice symmetries and their transformations. In this article, we review the development of 3D assembly of DNA and DNA-guided nanoparticle arrays, the issues that have prevented and facilitated formation of such structures, and recent strategies toward this goal.
ISSN:0883-7694
1938-1425
DOI:10.1557/mrs.2017.280